Obituaries

Joyce V. (Barton) Shores of Weymouth passed away on August 17, 2019 at age 90. Born in Liverpool, England, she was raised and educated in Quincy and lived in Weymouth since 1956. A graduate of UMass, she earned a Masters Degree in child psychology and retired after teaching school in Boston for many years.

The beloved wife of the late George L. Shores, Joyce was the loving mother of William Edward Shores,Sr. of Solon, ME and Rebecca M. Stokes and her husband Robert of Plymouth; dear grandmother of Karli Stokes and Tanya Johnson of Plymouth, William Shores, Jr. of Weymouth and Shaun Stokes and his wife Tori of Plymouth; great grandmother of Brandy, Hayden, Rayna and Cullan; beloved sister of the late Brenda Manley, John Barton and Edward Barton; and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to visiting hours which will be held on Wednesday August 21 from 4:00 to 8:00pm at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. On Thursday there will be a gathering at the funeral home at 9:00am followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00am at St. Joseph Church 550 Washington St. Quincy. Burial is at Old North Cemetery Weymouth.

Donations in Joyce’s memory may be made to the Salvation Army 6 Baxter St. Quincy MA 02169